The Boykin Spaniel Society (the official registry of the Boykin Spaniel) www. boykinspaniel.org has 2 National field trials a year,. one in Spring (non-slip retriever) usually at the end of March and one in January over the weekend before the Martin Luther King Jr Holiday which is the Upland event.

For yourself or your aging parents, ways to prevent falls inside the home include reducing clutter, increasing lighting, removing area rugs and carpet bulges, and installing grab bars and non-slip surfaces in bathrooms--around the toilet, sink, and bathtub or shower.

Injuries might be reduced through environmental modifications, such as putting non-slip strips in the tub or shower and adding grab bars inside and outside the tub or shower to reduce falls, and installing grab bars next to the toilet for added support if needed," the report stated."

After listening to her descriptions of their post-accident capabilities, I wear my helmet every time I get on the bike, I use my seatbelt everytime I get in a car, and I've checked all my stiletto's for non-slip soles.

Still here in rural Notts, the non-slip steel grid gently filling up with leaves from the ornamental trees and neat hedges planted by the Victorian need to acknowledge the ideals of Cleanliness next to Godliness.